Rob & Leah Holman will soon be riding around in a new Kubota tractor on their farm in Obion County. The Holmans finished second in the Tennessee Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award competition and get to use a brand-new Kubota tractor for up to 250 hours on their farm as their prize.

What a great experience at the Wilson County/Tennessee State Fair the past few days, especially for 4-H'er's across the state as they have been competing in livestock shows and showing off their talents in the 4-H and FFA building.  And their 10th annual Picnic at the Fair was one for the record books as they raised more than $93,000 to help assist kids attend 4-H camp.

Consumers are seeing what exactly it takes to get a bacon cheeseburger and fries. The expanded Agventures Barn at the Tennessee State Fair shows how long it takes to grow and produce each ingredient in a bacon cheeseburger. The hope is that consumers will be better educated about where their food comes from and have a new found appreciation for the farmer that grew it.

U.S. Secretary of AGriculture Brook Rollins made a visit to the Volunteer State Monday. She addressed the 10th annual Tennessee FFA Ham Breakfast at the Tennessee State Fair. Rollins was joined by Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden. Both Rollins and Vaden also took part in a listening session with Tennessee farmers from across the state, listening to their concerns about the current tough farm economy.

With the start of harvest season in Tennessee, a lot of uncertainty for our row crop farmers as markets continue to remain low and other production costs continue to rise.  Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech shared insights recently at the 27th Annual Mid-South Ag Finance Conference at UT Martin.

The Tennessee State Fair kicked off with the annual media hamburger grill off. TV personalities from nashville media competed against one another to see who could make the best burger using Tennessee products. The contest is a great way to kick off the fair and shine a light on agriculture.

Ag research at UTIA has fulfilled the mission of the land-grant university at the University of Tennessee for decades. UT Knoxville Chancellor Dr. Donde Plowman says that UTIA's ag research is now the model that the rest of the University it trying to follow.

Since 1818, farmers and now many Americans have come to expect and enjoy the Farmers Almanac.  And now the 2026 edition is out and available and packed with offbeat wisdom, tips and hacks and of course its pretty accurate long-range weather forecast.

Andy Curliss is the Vice President of Strategic Engagement for the National Pork Producers Council. He’s warning farmers that there are influencers with deep pockets that are trying to change our agriculture system in the United States, and not for the better. Curliss says while they pour millions of dollars into their tactics against agriculture, farmers have the upper hand in the conversation.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Stephen Vaden, was in Tennessee Friday addressing Tennessee farmers at the Tennessee Farm Bureau County Presidents Conference. Vaden updated on some of the things the Trump administration is doing to boost American agriculture & how he's fighting for them daily at USDA.